Bring Your Product Idea to Life

Four years ago I started selling my own range of premium bamboo baby products at Tiny Chipmunk. It’s fair to say it wasn’t an easy process (as my early blog posts will show!)   Today I share my story, including why I got started and more on my background. I also tell you the top three things I’ve learnt and how I can work with you and support you now, to help you in your own product crea...

Lynsey Pollard, Little Box of Books, sells inclusive and representative children’s story books to families, schools and businesses. Lynsey curates, rather than creates, her products. This is a great look at a different kind of products business - and one that’s really making a difference. Listen in to hear Lynsey share: What inspired her to start her business (1:26) How children learn from books (...

What is a product specification and why do you need one? A product specification is a full description of your product, what it is, what it consists of, what it does, etc.  This would give a potential supplier all the information they need to confirm whether they can meet your brief and what it’ll cost.   What do to first If you’re thinking about writing your product specification t...

Product creation is a journey and it’s common to get lost, or stuck along the way. If that sounds like you, and for some reason you’ve stalled, we’re here to help! Emma Jefferys is a qualified coach, NLP practitioner and Emotional Intelligence expert. She specialises in helping people get out of their own way in all things life and business and trades under the name of Action Woman as in her...

You can read the entire blog post here. I’m going to talk about the costs you need to consider when creating your product and how to find out what they’ll be. Here’s what I’ll cover: Production Packaging Shipping Import Fees PLUS the other costs you may not think to include Just a note that now you know what your product will cost to produce, to work out if it’ll be profitable for you, you need to...

Abbey Teunis is the Founder and Director of Embark Insight. She works for companies, speaking to their potential customers on their behalf to get an insight on what they think about their brand, products and advertising. I’ve talked about research and validation before and I was so delighted to meet Abbey, as she really is an expert in this area. You can read the entire blog post here. Listen in t...

Here are some of the things you may have heard about creating a product to sell, that just aren't true. You can read the entire blog post here. 1. I can create a product, list it on Amazon and make a fortune That just isn’t the case. (Sorry.) If you truly believe this, I want you to think about your motivation for launching a physical product and what you expect from it.  Don’t get me wr...

Lauren Hampshire is the founder of the Milky Tee Company, selling trendy and unique breastfeeding tops with hidden zips. Lauren is a mum-of-two who struggled to find practical, comfortable and stylish clothes to breastfeed in – so she decided to design her own! She’s doing amazing things, including winning the Paypal International Award and having lunch with Richard Branson. Today she’s going...

You can read the entire blog post here - it goes into lots more detail around online research. Before spending any money on creating or sourcing your product, I would suggest doing some validation to see whether your product has the potential to make a profit.  It doesn’t matter how much (or little) it costs to create your product if you’ll never see a penny of it again. Doing this work can h...

So you have a product idea? Maybe even inspired by our last episode! Sometimes you can get excited and just plough ahead with it. I kind of did that, back in he day, albeit with the limited time I had available. Before you spend any time or money, here are a few things I suggest doing. You can read the entire blog post here. 1. Know who your customer is - and find them! Take 5-10 minutes to really...

Silke Thistlewood helps women adjust to motherhood through realistic self care and everyday resilience tools.  I actually interviewed Silke for my blog around a year ago, but her story is so good I wanted you to hear her share it. She’s a great example of someone creating something they need and using it to help others. I can’t wait for you to hear her story and her great advice. We jump...

Over the past few weeks the world has changed – a lot, for everyone. If you sell products, you might well have questions about what you can and should be doing now. These are just my thoughts, but I hope they help you. Read this as a blog post here. Should I continue to sell my products? Overall - yes, but there are things to consider. If you have a physical shop, or you usually sell you...

For the past few years I’ve been selling bamboo baby products on Amazon, and my own website. Before that I taught yoga and way before that I had a career in corporate communications. Of everything I’ve done (and it has been varied) selling physical products has been the thing I’ve found most exciting and enjoyable. If I’m honest, selling my own products started out as more of a necessity than...

Do you like the idea of selling products, but have no idea what? Maybe you were inspired by our last episode (check it out if you haven’t already). ( I have 10 reasons why it’s great, right here! ) If you’re stuck for inspiration, no problem! Here are 5 simple ways to help you find brilliant new product ideas. Read the transcript 1.Think about the things you already use and how you could...

Find out more about me, how and why I launched my own brand of baby products, and why I’ve been inspired to create this podcast. I know it’s hard, overwhelming and confusing - but I really want to help you with your product creation journey and I’m here for you all the way! Read the transcript USEFUL RESOURCES My blog - blog.tinychipmunk.com My products - tinychipmunk.com My website - vickiweinber...